Employers

The Pennsylvania Fund for Workforce Solutions recently shared highlights of a conference call on federal workforce policy joined by Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D-PA) with over 100 Pennsylvania businesses and other Industry Partnership advocates.  Among the discussion topics, Senator Casey updated participants on the effort to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act and strengthen support for "Sector" initiatives.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called a news conference to push for the passage of his bill, the SECTORS Act. The bill would ensure that workforce training efforts meet the needs of high-growth, regional industries in Ohio and across the country.

For Immediate Release

Brown Outlines Path for Passing SECTORS Act—Which Cleared the House During the Previous Congress—During Upcoming Consideration of Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Reauthorization Bill

The following commentary appeared in the April 4, 2011 edition of Modern Healthcare (pdf download). In it, Larry Beck and Pamela Paulk, leaders at competing hospitals in Baltimore, MD, discuss how building and supporting the health care workforce can provide a platform for competitors to collaborate on a common challenge.

Seth Green, Director of the Job Opportunity Investment Network (JOIN), recently penned this blog post for the BCLC Blog discussing JOIN's success and unique approach to work development.

The 22 sites of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions are working at “ground zero” of a national crisis: unemployment that appears stuck at almost 10 percent. More and more, local media are searching for innovative, local solutions. What they are finding is the National Fund.

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